Sealed-wrapped tobacco-package.



T. l. MALONEYL SEALED WRAPPED T'DBACCO PACKAGE. APPLlcATmN man mm1. |911.

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nn ern'rns rarnnr ernten THOMAS J'. MLONEY, 0F JERSEYZCITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNGR TO P. LORILLARD COMPANY, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

SELED-WRAPPED TOBACCO-PACKAGE.

natascia Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented new., er, tera Application filed May 7, 1917. Serial No. 166,832.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that l, THOMAS J. MALONEY, residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sealed-Wrapped Tobacco-Packages, of which the following is a specificatlon.

This invention relates to improvements in tobacco or other packages, and pertains more particularly to packages of the sealedwrapped type.

To retain the original characteristics of tobacco products-such as aroma, fla-vor, moisture, etc-as far as practicable during the period between manufacture of the package contents and the sale to the customer, it is the custom to employ containers which tend to retain these characteristics by rendering the package substantially air and moisture proof. In producing this result it is the practice to employ wrappers or wrapping elements which include, to a greater or less extent, the use of tin foil as an essential feature, the characteristics of this material being such as to be particularly applicable for use in this connect-ion. rlfhe cost of this material, however, under present day conditions is high and the supply is more or less limited, due to various causes, factors which become of vital importance in connection with its use in the formation of containers for tobacco products, and especially where the packages are sold to the consumer at low cost, as for instance, packages of smoking or chewing tobacco retailed at five or ten cents, the tobacco being shredded and adapted for pipe or cigarette use. rlhe essential to the consumer is the quality of the contents, but an essential factor to the manufacturer of the package is the cost of the container, any considerable advance in cost of materials necessarily reducing the already small margin of profit had in the production of the packages. When, therefore, the cost of the essential tin foil is largely increased, it becomes a serious matter to the manufacturer, whose trade practically requires that the standard of product be not impaired, necessitating that the air and moisture proof condition of the package be retained until the package reaches the hands of the consumer, a more or less indeterminate period.

Any substitute which may be employed must not only practically preserve this air and moisture proof condition of the package, but in addition, the wrapped container must be capable of production within low cost limits, in order that the package may retain its standard of content quality, be marketed at the standard price and yet permit of package manufacture at a profit.

Packages of this type are generally formed to permit removal of contents from one end of thevcontainer, the latter generally being formed of a blank folded to the desired form and having one or both ends folded and tucked in and having the folded portions of the container countersunk at one or bothvends, an arrangement which permits ready formation by ma chines which properly Shape the container and, after filling, tuck in such ends, generally without the use of adhesive. The sealing is generally provided by an external wrapper, which generally includes the tin foil material, 'variously formed, and provision is generally made for breaking the seal at the end through which the contents are removed.

in the present invention the sealed wrapping is provided by two wrapper portions each folded into a more or less cup-shaped form and into which the 4opposite ends of the container extend, the wrapper portions being arranged in either overlapping relation at their inner ends or in more or less abutting relation, such inner ends being overlapped by a strip, band, label, or stamp adhesively connected to the two Wrapped portions but practically free from such adhesive connection with the face of the container. Each wrapper portion may have an adhesive connection at the folds, but such adhesive is not required to extend onto the container. rlthe two cup-shaped portions, which are more or less duplicates of each other, practically inclose the container when the label is in position, and as each cup-shaped portion is so folded`r as to produce a sealing e'ect, the wrapped container becomes a sealed package which will practically provide the air and moisture proof qualities heretofore obtainable by the use of the tin foil material, these cup-shaped portions, however, being formed of a suitable paper which, in commercial practice, can be folded into cup-shape directly upon the container by suitable machines.

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condition can be readily broken by any suitable implement or by a finger nail of the purchaser, the container forming a guide to permit this result to' be-obtained.

Since the paper wrapper is of considerably lesscost than the tin foil, 'substitution, can behad and yet preserve the desirable features of the sealed wrapped package and at the same time lprovide such package within the cost limits of the pack-4 ages 'heretofore produced. .To these and other ends, therefore, the natureof which will be readily understood .asthe invention lis hereinafter disclosed, said invention consists in the improved conv struction and combination of parts, hereinafterl more fully described, illustrated in the n 'accompanying' drawings, and more particu- -larly pointed out in the appended claims. In the accompanying drawings, in which similar reference characters indicate similar :parts in each of the views:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one form of package falling within the principles of the resent invention.

Fig.l 2 is asimilar view showing an end -of the wrapper broken, av countersunk 3 5 tucked-in end of thecontainer being opened to permit access to the interior of the container. Fig. 3 is a view partly in section and Y partly in elevation taken through the con- 40 tainer `and showing the cups as having theirl inner ends overlapped.

Fig. 4 isa view partly in elevation and V partly in'section'at right angles to Fig. 3.

i' Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail showing the wrapper ends as in abutting relation:

l V In the drawings, the container is shown 'at-10 being of a usual type of structure having its ends tucked in as at 11.

The wrappergthe thickness offv which is p0 more or less exaggerated in the drawings,

1s formed of two Vsections or members 12 and 13, each section being formed from a blank into a cup-like formation,'either by the use of a separate form or bythe use o f the container as a form, the latter beingjpreferable, commercial machines bein applicable for use in this connection, the olds being preferably positioned at the' narrow sides of the package as indicated in Figs. 1, -2 and 4. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, this arrangement brings an intermediate portionof the blank into close fitting relation 'to an end of the container, thus producing a more or less close fitting cup at such end,the bottom of the cup being of'single thickness and the of members in the form of a strip, a label a band, or a revenue stamp as may be found desirable.

As seen in Fig. 3, the particular manner in which the container ends are countersunk and tucked-in produces an annular container wall over which a single thickness of the wrapper extends, thus producing a space between the container and the bottom of the cup. As will be readily understood,

the singlethickness of the cup bottom will permit of an easy.n rupture of such end, as indicated in Fig. 2, thus exposing the tucked in end of the container which is readily opened, thereby exposing the contents' of the container without disturbing the connection between the cups. As a result, the two cups may carry the desired advertising y the4 opening of the package. As heretofore pointed out, the cups may tbe made separately and then applied to the container or they may be formed directly on the container, this result being obtainable with machines now in commercial use which will permit the formation of thecup at one end after which the container is simply shifted end for end and the uncupped end then presented to themechanism to complete the formation of the second cup.

While I have shown the joint between the cups as located approximatelymidway of/ the length of the package, it will be understood that the position of this may be'varied as desired, thus producing cups of unequal dimensions.

As will be understood, the arrangementy provides for a sealed wrapped package with the wrapper of such a formation as will provide for the desired air and moisture proof conditions.r And' since the wrapper may be produced without the se of special machines, it will be underst 0d that the substitution ofthe paper wrapper structure for the tin foil composite structure can' be provided at minimum expense for changed machinery, and at a considerable decrease in cost of material.

or rinting matter which remains unafect- Y ved However, it will be obvious that, if de-W,

sired the general features of theJ invention can be employed in connection with tin foil, the use of Vsuch foilin any of its forms 1n producing the package, being considered as falling within the spirit and scope of the invention, when used either as a separate wrapper or as a portion ofthe structure of the cup-shaped elements.

It is also to be understood that the invention is not limited to use in connection with tobacco products, it being obvious that it may be employed in connection with other commodities adapted to be packaged, be-

ing especially adapted for use in connectionv with commodities where it is desired to provide a package of the sealed wrapped type, and I therefore desire it'to be understood that the invention contemplates its use outside of the field of tobacco products.

While I have shown and described a common form of fold for the cups, it will be understood that the invention contemplates cup-shaped structure folded in other ways, the invention not lying in the particular form of fold but in the general features of the use of the more or less cup-shaped sections which have their inner ends overlapped by a suitable band adhesively connected .to thev sections but which requires no connection between the band and the container.

While I have herein shown and described a preferred way of carrying out the invention, it will be readily understood that changes and modifications therein may be required or desired to meet the various conditions of use, and I desire to be lunderstood as reserving the right to make any and all such changes as may be required or desired in so far as the same may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as expressedin the accompanying claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, is

1. In a sealed wrapped tobacco package, a container, a pair of cup-shaped wrapper sections formed from foldable material and inclosing the opposite ends of the container, the section skirts closely fitting the side walls of the container and extending into juxtaposed relation, and means secured to said skirts and overlying the skirt ends for `opposite ends of the container extend, the

close the container, and meansl secured to and overlying member skirt ends for retaining the members in position and for completing the package sealing. v

3. In a sealed wrapped tobacco package, a container, and means for inclosing the con` tainer, said means including a pair of folded cup-shaped paper members into whichthe opposite ends of the container extend, the skirts of said members closely fitting the side walls of the container and extending into juxtaposed relation to substantially inclose the container, and a strip-like element secured toand overlying member skirt ends for retaining the members in position and for completing the package sealing.

4. In a sealed wrapped tobacco package, a container havingl a countersunk tucked-in end, and means for inclosing the container, said means including a cup-shaped member into which said container end extends with a single thickness of the member overlying the countersunk end, and means for securing the member inl position, whereby said tucked-in end may be exposed by rupturing the member portion overlying the countersink with the walls of the latter forming a guide for the rupturing manipulation.

5. In a sealed wrapped tobacco package, a container having its opposite ends countersunk and tucked-in, and means for inclosing said container to provide an air and mois# ture proof package, said means including a folded cup-shaped member into which one end of the container extends with the bottom of the cup-shaped member overlying the tucked-in end of the container of sin` gle thickness, a folded cup-shaped member into which the opposite end of the container extends, the skirts of said members extending into juxtaposition to each other, and a strip-like element secured to said skirts and witnesses.

THOMAS J. MALONEY. Witnesses ALFRED W. HAYwooD, J. GRANvILLE MEYERs. 

